Trump weighs canceling NAFTA to push USMCA approval through Congress
Story Date: 12/31/2018

 

Source: AGWEB, 12/28/18


President Trump and his advisers are weighing whether to cancel the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to force through the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Jim Wiesemeyer of ProFarmer said if this move is taken, it would present Congress with a hard choice.  “It could be that he withdraws [from NAFTA] before [USMCA ratification] even reaches Congress,” said Marc Short, former White House director of legislative affairs. “I think there’s a high probability of that, yes.”

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